Top 3 Pop: Billy Idol's album, 'Laggies' movie, John Grisham novel

Billy Idol releases his first original album since 2005 on Tuesday, 'Kings & Queens of the Underground.'

Billy Idol releases his first original album since 2005 on Tuesday, 'Kings & Queens of the Underground.' (BFI RECORDS)

Abby SmithOf The Morning Call

What's happening this week? Billy Idol is out with a new album and more!

BILLY IDOL NEW ALBUM

1 The Idol is back. British punk legend Billy Idol releases his first original album since 2005 on Tuesday. The album, "Kings & Queens of the Underground," is an autobiographical album that corresponds with Idol's newly released autobiography "Dancing With Myself." Idol collaborated with his long-time guitarist Steve Stevens on the record to tell the story of his life. "The concepts came first — the touchstones in his life that he wanted to elaborate on and set to music," Stevens told Premier Guitar about the recording process. "As a writing partner, more than ever, I found myself caring much less about the expression of the guitar than the song."

'LAGGIES' OPENS IN THEATERS

2 Megan (Kiera Knightly) is a 28-year-old woman without a job or a life plan. She runs away from her high school sweetheart's proposal, befriends 16-year-old Annika (Chloe Grace Morentz) and moves in with her and her single dad (Sam Rockwell) to give herself a week to figure out her life. In "Laggies," Knightly shines as a unconventional hero, showing us that it's sometimes OK to not have life totally figured out. Sometimes our best life decisions originate from our most spontaneous, reckless moments. Fall in love with this endearing comedy when it hits theaters Friday.

NEW JOHN GRISHAM NOVEL

3 New York Times best-selling author Grisham has found himself a new hero: Wall Street lawyer Samantha Kofer. In his new novel "Gray Mountain," Kofer loses her job as a third-year associate at a New York City firm in the 2008 recession and takes a one-year unpaid legal aid internship in a small Virginia town. Kofer's internship will not be easy. The job will truly test Kofer's legal abilities as she shifts from reviewing documents to helping solve real people's problems. But the more she works, the deeper Kofer finds herself in conflict as she uncovers secrets hidden deep in the small mountain town. Pick up "Gray Mountain" on Tuesday, and be prepared to not be able to put it down.